Predictors of condom use in South African university students: A prospective application of the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Protogerou, Cleo ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Wild, Lauren G ^a   Aarø, Leif E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 84878829222     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12039     Document Type: Article

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